They conducted a series of
experimentswithin whichfolkswere askedto recollect2thingsrepresentingdiffering typesof data. When the researchers gave
their subjects a cueonthe sortof questionreturning- a face,as an example,rather thana word - the electrical activity and
blood flowwithin thebrainrelated tothe word
memory disappeared. However, if a second cue camerentalthe topicrecognizethey mightcurrentlybe askedthisword, the brain
activity would jumpcopytolevelindicatingit absolutely wasthe main targetof attention.

"People havecontinuouslythought
neurons ought tokeep firingto carryone thingin memory. Most models of the brain
assume that,"aforesaidPostle."Butwe have a tendency toareobservancefolksbear inmindthingsnearlyabsolutelywhile notshowing
any of the activitythat mightgo together withanerve cellfiring,"
he said.